The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-12-10
MONROE, LOUISIANA. SATURDAY. DECEMBER TO- 1887
THE CRISIS CLOSED.

THE CRISIS CLOSED.
u. Sadi.Carnot Elected President Of the
81 French Rcpuhlic.
The Result Of tho Congress lloilea
With Delight.
- IPicAyune.l n
VERsAILLEs, Dec. 3.-The arst trial
ballot by the senators aud deputies of
the left to-day for q candidate Tor tina
resulted rs follows: ~.
Ferry 200, NJ. De Freyctnet 1SS, NJ.
Brisson 81, NJ. Sadt-C -Carnot 60, General
SAussler 1.
During the taking Of the first ballot
M. Pelleeau made an address to . num-
her Of deputies who congregated out
side the chamber, advocating the etec>
tlon Of NJ. Sadi-C Carnot, thereby unit
log all the republican votes.
Several deputies rejoined that 1t
would be the first time that the ma)ori-
ty had bowed to the will OF the mtuort,
ty. and added that the attitude OF
M. Brisson and Sadi. Carn0t was un-'
worthy Of Republicans. They urged
them to withdraw Ia favor Of N. dc
Frcyclnet who, after NJ. Ferry, had
obtained the most votes.
The second trial ballot by the sena-
tors aud deputies Of the left at Versail.
les this morning for q candidate for the
,presidency resulted a. f0llows: NJ.
ts.ry 2l8, NJ. de Freycinet 1876, NJ.
Briascn 70, NJ. Sadl-C Carnot 6l. ' s
On the third ballot sos Republicans,
senators aud deputies Of the LETT, voted.
The, vote stood. NJ. Ferry ITO, NJ.
Sadi-Carnot 162, N. De Freycinet 100,
NJ. Brisson IS, scattering 5.
The fourth trial bslloe resulted as fol-
lowe: M. Sadi. Carnot lSN3. M. Ferry
IS, NJ. De Freyclnot So, M. EEisson 10.
Only 253 senators and deputies voted.
The senators and deputies o. the
ultra right are divided in their choica
of candidate. The senators propose
General Saussier, while the deputies
support General Appert. It 10 certain
that number Of members Of the ultra.
right will support M. 6adt-Carnot.
=. The session oft Congress.
VERsAILLEs, Dec. 3.-The congress
Of senators aud deputies to elect . sue
cessor to President Grevy was opened
at 2 o'clock by NJ. LeRoyer, president
Of the senate, who declared that the
national assembly was duly constitut-
ed to elect president.
THE BALLoTINa
for the election of . president began At
2;l5 p. N.
The belief Is gaining strength In the
Hobbies that M. Sadi.CarnOt will be
elected on the second ballot. 4
The result of the first ballot taken In
the congress was: NJ. Sadi.C Carn0t 303,
M. Ferry 2l2, General Saussler 14S, NJ.
De Freycinet 76, General Appert ~,
M. Brisson 26, other candidates 26. IL
Before the second ballot was taken
the members of the left groups held .
meeting.
M. Ferry announced his resolution
to Withdraw In favor Of NJ. Sadi-
similar notification.
An order of the day was thereupon
adopted declaring that tho party re-
corded these patriotic acts Of with
drawal, aud at NJ. Ferry's instance
resolved 10 vote for Nj. Sadi-Carnot
The result was seen In
THE FATAL BALLOT,
which was as follows: NJ. Sad. .Carnot
GIG; General Saussler, 1856; NJ. Ferry
II; NJ. De Freycinet, 5; General Ap'
pert, s; NJ. Pyat, 1.
| M. LeRoyer, on proving the ballot
returns, said: ''M. Sadt. Carnot having
obtained the suffrage, I proclaim him
president OF tho republic"
There was an outburst Of cheering
especially from the left and centor. M
LeRoyer then declared the session
closed. After the sitting M. Sadi'
Cannot received the congratulations O
tho senators and deputies.
After signing the process-verbal o
tho decision OF the congress and dis
patching the necessary official notifica
tions of the result Of the election, Presi
dent LeRoyer, attended by ushers ant
followed by the ministers, proceeded +
his private apartments where M. Sadl
Carnot was In waiting. NJ. LeRoye
ADDRESSED THE NEwLY-ELECTEl
PRESIDENT AS FOLLOWS:
. 81 have the honor to inform 70
that the national assembly has jus
elected you to the presidency. con
, Rratulate you In the name Of the cor
gress, aud desire to add to these con
gratuiatious my personal compl
, meuts."
= M. Rouvier also congratulated N
. Sadi-Carnot, adding: "The republ
onv,o in ,,offfrr t<, ntoot NJ GoRt- Va